Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs insist they are ready to face the Cowboys offense regardless of whether Zeke Elliott is in the backfield. The star running back is poised to begin his six-game suspension unless the courts intervene again. Meanwhile, the Chiefs’ run defense has been gutted by just about every opponent it has faced this season.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska kicker Drew Brown will go into the game against Northwestern on Saturday tied with half-brother Kris Brown with 57 career field goals. Kris set a number of records while winning two national titles with the Cornhuskers in the 1990s and went on to kick 12 years in the NFL. He says he is proud of Drew’s accomplishments. Drew said he became a kicker because he looked up to Kris.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is among the schools that have conducted internal reviews into their compliance operations in response to the federal investigation of malfeasance in men’s college basketball. University spokeswoman Teresa Paulsen wrote in an email to The Associated Press that no violations were found. When asked on Sept. 28, Nebraska coach Tim Miles said his program had not done an internal review. He said Wednesday that a review began shortly after Sept. 28.

UNDATED (AP) — Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason poll for the second straight season and ninth time as a program, matching rival North Carolina for most all-time. Led by senior guard Grayson Allen and freshman phenom Marvin Bagley III, the Blue Devils received 33 of 65 first-place votes from a national media panel in the AP Top 25. No. 2 Michigan State received 13 first-place votes, No. 3 Arizona had 18 and No. 4 Kansas had one.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Jeremy Maclin came to Baltimore looking to bounce back from an injury-marred, unproductive season in Kansas City. His tenure with the Ravens has thus far been an unexpected flashback. Maclin missed two games with a sore shoulder and has 19 catches for 212 yards through the first half of the season.